Answer is YES. MRSA is transmitted by physical contact with persons who are infected or carry MRSA germ. It would be best to get not in touch with lady who has MRSA. Sharing towels, locker rooms or other can also result with getting of this potentially very serious infection.

The Centers for Disease Control warns that MRSA infections can result in anything from mild illness to death, particularly if the pathogen gets into the bloodstream by infecting a cut, burn or laceration. Fortunately, four recent medical studies have demonstrated that an inexpensive and completely natural substance called colloidal silver literally decimates MRSA infections. You can read a very interesting report that summarizes all four studies at http://www.ColloidalSilverCuresMRSA.com

Hospitals use a lot of antibiotics to treat infections. As a result of natural selection, some of the Why_is_MRSA_causing_problems_in_many_hospitalsin hospitals are resistant to many antibiotics. This is what has happened with MRSA. As doctors and nurses move from patient to patient, these antibiotic-resistant bacteria are spread easily. MRSA now contributes to around 1000 deaths every year in UK hospitals.

The designation hospital or community MRSA simply means where the person was infected. Basically, a person is infected either a) in the hospital or b) anywhere else but the hospital.

No. MRSA is resistant to Amoxicillin.

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No. To be infected, first the virus needs to find a body cell to invade and take over. Body cells do not exist in lip balm.

BUT, there could viruses on the surface of the stick that could transfer to your mouth and THEN infect you.

we leave for a cruise in like 9 days, my son has recently contracted MRSA, was wondering if we will still be ok to go or if they will even allow it on the boat. he has been on antibiotics for 10 days

MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus) infection can be very serious because the bacterium has the ability to adapt to most antibiotics. But, MRSA infection is treatable. After diagnosis process have finished, doctor will know what types of antibiotics are best to fight against MRSA. Answer on your question is No.

Yes actually it is possible to get MRSA on your tongue. I am in the medical field and have seen it a few times. It is rare but it does indeed happen.

Co-trimoxazole is a combination of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole, a sulfa drug. It is usually useful for the MRSA that is contracted outside of hospitals.

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If you are healthy and do not have lower immunities from an illness then you will probably not get MRSA. You need to be careful though because MRSA is bacterial infection and it can be transmitted from person to person specially if you have any open wounds/cuts. Any one coming into contact with a person with any infection should wash hands frequently to prevent the infection from spreading.

There are many ways including but not limited to : skin-to-skin contact (such as in sports like wrestling), obtaining from a non-living vector (such as a wrestling mat), sharing of personal property in an unclean environment (such as a towel in a locker room), or not covering or treating an open wound.

MRSA stands for methicilin-resistant staph aureus. MRSA is a type of staph, and a MRSA infection is a kind of staph infection.

There is more antibiotic use in health-care settings, which results in more antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria.

It is possible, but as it progresses it will turn painful and you will most likely notice it.

MRSA is NOT hereditary. It is a severe bacterial infection that is easily transmittable and requires extensive antibiotics to treat. You need to see your doctor right away. Being hereditary, is something able to be passed down genetically from one generation to another. I am not sure I understand the question. MRSA can pass on genetic factors and a lot quicker than we can. We can only possibly inherit the propensity or a greater abilty to fight off any infection. One person in the very same situation as another, may be genetically better armed to fight a MRSA infection, and thus have a greater chance to survive. So the answer is probably: Yes. Answer From my understanding MRSA is not hereditary. MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. It causes an infection that is resistant to several common antibiotics. Because hospital and community strains of MRSA generally occur in different settings, the risk factors for the two strains differ. Risk factors for hospital-acquired (HA) MRSA include: * A current or recent hospitalization. MRSA remains a concern in hospitals, where it can attack those most vulnerable - older adults and people with weakened immune systems, burns, surgical wounds or serious underlying health problems. A 2007 report from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology estimates that 1.2 million hospital patients are infected with MRSA each year in the United States. They also estimate another 423,000 are colonized with it. * Residing in a long-term care facility. MRSA is far more prevalent in these facilities than it is in hospitals. Carriers of MRSA have the ability to spread it, even if they're not sick themselves. * Invasive devices.People who are on dialysis, are catheterized, or have feeding tubes or other invasive devices are at higher risk. * Recent antibiotic use. Treatment with fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin or levofloxacin) or cephalosporin antibiotics can increase the risk of HA-MRSA. These are the main risk factors for community-acquired (CA) MRSA: * Young age. CA-MRSA can be particularly dangerous in children. Often entering the body through a cut or scrape, MRSA can quickly cause a wide spread infection. Children may be susceptible because their immune systems aren't fully developed or they don't yet have antibodies to common germs. Children and young adults are also much more likely to develop dangerous forms of pneumonia than older people are. * Participating in contact sports. CA-MRSA has crept into both amateur and professional sports teams. The bacteria spread easily through cuts and abrasions and skin-to-skin contact. * Sharing towels or athletic equipment. Although few outbreaks have been reported in public gyms, CA-MRSA has spread among athletes sharing razors, towels, uniforms or equipment. * Having a weakened immune system. People with weakened immune systems, including those living with HIV/AIDS, are more likely to have severe CA-MRSA infections. * Living in crowded or unsanitary conditions.Outbreaks of CA-MRSA have occurred in military training camps and in American and European prisons. * Association with health care workers. People who are in close contact with health care workers are at increased risk of serious staph infections. It is a staph infection that is very contagious.